Horse Racing News
Baker pair ready to ‘owna The Archer
Bjorn Baker’s team didn’t expect to be targeting Rockhampton’s richest race, but Iowna Merc and Sandpaper have earned their places in Sunday’s $1 million The Archer. The 1300m event, in its fourth year, honours a local 1800s racing icon and this year sees the Baker-trained pair at the head of betting,...
2025 Hawkesbury Guineas the next news story for Media World
Media World is set to return to Hawkesbury twelve months after his Clarendon Stakes win, this time eyeing the Hawkesbury Guineas (1400m) as his next target. In the spring, the Peter Snowden-trained colt tackled top three-year-olds and placed in the Listed Dulcify Quality (1600m). Snowden chose a softer approach for his...
Price hoping Derby chance can Eclipse rivals in 2025 SA Derby
Global Eclipse has secured a start in the South Australian Derby and trainer Mick Price is backing the colt to measure up despite a fast-tracked rise to Group 1 company. After a commanding front-running victory by six lengths at Cranbourne last time out, the son of Pierata was given the green...
Trainer Ciaron Maher wins his first Warrnambool Cup
Ciaron Maher finally ticked off a major flat race at the Warrnambool Carnival, with Smokin’ Romans claiming the Listed Warrnambool Cup in a brave front-running effort. Despite a decorated jumps record including seven Grand Annual Steeplechase wins, Maher had yet to win one of the Carnival’s premier flat events — the...
Makram out to cause another boilover in the Anniversary Vase
Makram is no stranger to causing betting shocks and will have another opportunity to do so when he contests Saturday’s Anniversary Vase (1600m) at Caulfield. The Lindsay Park gelding stunned punters with a $151 win at Flemington in 2023 and returns this weekend as a $26 chance following an encouraging third...
Pride adamant Coal Crusher won’t have egg on his face in 2025 Victory Stakes
Joe Pride has a colourful tale about why Coal Crusher failed to fire in Brisbane two years ago — and it involves a chicken. The gelding’s trip to contest the BRC Sprint (1350m) was derailed by an unexpected encounter with a bird at Mick Lakey’s Deagon stable. “He’s timid by nature, and...
Snowden launches two-pronged assault for 2025 Hawkesbury Crown
Peter Snowden’s hopes in Saturday’s Hawkesbury Crown rest with a pair of honest mares—Coco Jamboo and Tashi—who have drawn at opposite ends of the field but both thrive in wet ground. Coco Jamboo, last year’s winner, drew wide in 17 and could jump from 13 depending on scratchings. Tashi, meanwhile, has...
Rejuvenated Osipenko chasing Gold in 2025 Hawkesbury Cup
Osipenko’s path hasn’t been straightforward, but the Chris Waller stable believes he is finally recapturing the form that once marked him as a star in the making. He’ll aim to continue that resurgence in Saturday’s Hawkesbury Gold Cup (1600m). He rose to prominence as a three-year-old with an eye-catching third in...
Cliff Brown chases fourth Group 1 SA Derby success
A second look at the replay has saved Scintillante’s Group 1 aspirations, with trainer Cliff Brown confirming the colt will line up in Saturday’s South Australian Derby (2500m) after reconsidering a hasty decision made post-race last weekend. Brown was initially disappointed by Scintillante’s performance in the Chairman’s Stakes (2000m), where the...
2025 Warrnambool Cup stepping stone for True Marvel
Though True Marvel kicked off his career over hurdles with a win at Hamilton in 2023, it’s been on the flat where he’s continued to make his mark, including a creditable eighth in last year’s Melbourne Cup. Trainer Matthew Smith is preparing the stayer for another Cup campaign, beginning with the...